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It’s worth bearing in mind that to the libs, “defenders of democracy” can mean anything from “Barack Obama” to “Islamist militia we have armed to the teeth” or “death squad carrying out a genocide”, and that in practice, these warm approving terms tend to mean “cooperative with America”.

"We all stand together"

Headline from the (extremely right wing) Daily Telegraph: "Unmasked: Inflatable frog tormenting ICE is non-binary ‘Antifa terrorist’"

Three cheers for the inflatable frog!

Fucking hell this is good. Can't remember a British politician ever speaking like this on a mainstream news & current affairs programme. Or anywhere, for that matter

YouTube video by Ino Casablanca - Topic EXTAZ

Also bangs www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfUF...

YouTube video by Ino Casablanca INO CASABLANCA - DIMA RAVE

This is joyous from Franco-Moroccan rapper Ino Casablanca www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruR2...

YouTube video by BLOODY$aNJI - Topic DEAFCOAST

Filthy EP from BLOODY$ANJI & Idée Noire www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuvY...

Moreïne / Déclives, by La Tène 2 track album

#nowplaying La Tène 'Moreïne / Déclives', the last album from the shapeshifting group to feature Alexis Degrenier. Here they're an all-Swiss trio, there's no hurdy-gurdy but more electronics and the percussion hits hard lateneband.bandcamp.com/album/more-n...

YouTube video by Major League Eating Cookie Jarvis on Eats of Strength

Maybe he's just remembering the time he lost this round of Eats of Strength youtu.be/Wnr18MiItCI?...

Opinion Journalism Is Now Mostly Liberal Hand-Wringing and Racist Dog-Whistles | Novara Media Comment journalism once seemed a genuinely dynamic, democratic form. Now it’s mostly overpaid Times columnists sugarcoating fascism and Guardian grandees putting themselves on the wrong side of histor...

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Ha, Tommy just feels right with that surname

I like referring to Tuchel as 'Little Tommy Tuchel', maybe because it doesn't suit him at all

Reminds me of the time I merged with a cat wearing glasses

absolutely!

Pearl Jam 'Ten' springs to mind - I sold it on to another kid at school for the agreed price of £8 but he kept stalling on the payment and eventually gave me about £5, entirely in coppers. I was still happy to be rid of it.

Joined today, following @lauradymphna.bsky.social's lead

Rando Random, by AI les Axes 6 track album

#nowplaying Aude Van Wyller's new project as AI les Axes (instead of her usual Oï les Ox moniker), "ranging from experimental spoken poetry to mutant electronic music" promesses.bandcamp.com/album/rando-...

This is the point. There is no horizon for the Palestinians whatsoever in the "Trump plan", and no reliable, long-term commitment from the White House to restrain the genocidal regime. The new "peace" consists of far worse conditions than those that led to the events of the last two years.

Ofwat/water companies

it is wild how much people just lie lol

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YouTube video by Aksak Maboul - Topic La tempête

youtu.be/zogNJJ96NAA?...

YouTube video by CrammedDiscs Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul - "Afflux de luxe"

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Very sad news, RIP youtu.be/NL7-5o6xMvQ?...

Interesting! And that's good advice in itself, thank you

It is indeed Reviewer 2 who is sniffier about the work - so this is par for the course? Is it someone who is selected because they're liable to be more critical or dismissive?

Just received my first peer reviews for a dissertation and video essay that I've reworked for publication. One reviewer says that the work is really original, impactful etc while the other begrudgingly accepts that it has potential but seems otherwise unimpressed. I take it this is normal?

Tonight's Rockfort on @resonancefm.bsky.social at 19.30 (BST) features Terrine (pictured), Fantôme Josepha, Kangding Ray, Jonquera & Officium, Bonnie Banane & Joseph Schiano di Lombo and Fièvre www.resonancefm.com

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These ones